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Oprah's Super Soul

Dwayne Johnson

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.632.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This is a special preview of a brand new podcast, “Oprah’s Master Class: The Podcast.” To subscribe now and listen for free, go to applepodcasts.com/oprahsmasterclass. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson started his career as a professional wrestler and is now an actor, producer and father. Dwayne shares deeply personal stories about his life, from his humble beginnings all the way through his blockbuster movie career. For years, Dwayne says, he and his parents lived paycheck to paycheck, moving to a different city every time his dad, a professional wrestler in the '80s, got a new gig. As a high school student, Dwayne started getting into trouble. He was arrested for everything from fighting and stealing to forging checks. Nevertheless, Dwayne says, he was able to start changing his life for the better when he was 16 years old. After playing football for four years at the University of Miami, Dwayne was passed over by the NFL. Although he played for the Canadian Football League for a short time, he was ultimately cut from his team, the Calgary Stampeders. At 23, Dwayne found himself living in his parents' small apartment, battling depression. How he was able to leave his parents' home and eventually become one of the biggest names in Hollywood is a story that is as amazing as it is inspirational. To date, Dwayne's films, such as "Jumanji," "San Andreas" and the "Fast and Furious" franchise, have earned a combined box office totaling more than $3 billion. His current movie, "Skyscraper," is in theaters now.

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0:00.0

Tough, charismatic, and salad.

0:03.8

As a rock, Duane Johnson has thrilled audiences,

0:07.8

both as a wrestling superstar,

0:09.8

and as a star of Hollywood blockbusters.

0:12.8

Just his three installments of the Fast and the Furious series

0:16.6

have grossed over $2.9 billion worldwide.

0:20.9

When it comes to wrestling, Duane inherited the family business.

0:26.3

Both his father and his grandfather were wrestlers.

0:29.7

And at the start of his wrestling career,

0:32.2

Duane was asked to perform as a good guy,

0:35.0

or as they say in the wrestling business, a baby face.

0:38.2

But Duane had already found success in college

0:41.2

as a trash-talking tough guy football player.

0:43.8

So when he tried to play nice,

0:46.9

to be something he wasn't,

0:48.5

both he and the arena crowds could feel

0:50.9

that he was not being real.

0:53.3

For Duane, figuring out the right way

0:56.0

to use his physical gifts has been a journey for him.

1:00.1

And as a young man, more often than not,

1:02.8

his untamed energy got him into big trouble.

1:07.1

Everybody has a story,

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